Under Fire

32 Years old Arcade Video game Taito Corp. [Japan]

Under Fire © 1994 Taito.

Hoping to compete with Konami's Lethal Enforcers. this Taito light gun shoot 'em-up has players assuming the role of a special operatives police officer against a vicious gang who's taken over various neighbourhoods, a convenience store, and even an amusement park.

TECHNICAL / MACHINE PICT.

Board Number : M43E0288
Prom Stickers : D67

Main CPU : Motorola 68EC020 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Ensoniq ES5505 (@ 15.238 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : lightgun
Buttons : 3

Machine Picture
(members only)

TRIVIA

Released in February 1994 (even if the title screen says 1993).

Zuntata Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Zuntata Rare Selection Vol.5 - ZTTL-0036) on 20/02/1999.

UPDATES

The US version is slightly different, it has the "Recycle It, Don't Trash It!" screen.

In the Japanese version, some ememies voices are replaced by 'Go to hell'.

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Save the hostage: If you save hostages, you can recover health.

* Full Power Machine Gun: some part of the stages must have the 'Full Power Machine Gun' item, it have 120 ammo and no reload.

* Blast anything: If you Blast anything on stage, you will get the 'Full Power Machine Gun' item too.

STAFF

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Producers : Hisao Shimizu, Ichiro Fujisue
Directed by : Naomitsu Abe
Screenplay by : Yusuke Tsuda
Programmers : Masaki Yagi (Ymot Yagi), Iromust TMR, TKHC-1, NOB
Characters creators : Chiho Maeda, Uoosy Mahler, Miwa Kamiya, Yuko Kajihara, Miyabi Tashiro, Naomitsu Abe, Yusuke Tsuda
Hardware designers : Yasuhiro Shibuya, Hajime Aga, Tomio Takeda, Hironobu Suzuki, Digital Stream Corp.
Mechanical coordinators : Jun Nishiyama

* Cast : Anita Platacis, Carlos Laguardia, Carol Glaser, Ed Manning, Gail Smolen, Greg Hasler, Jim Belt, John Pipp, Larry Stallman, Mike Fountain, Paul Torres, Reg Winter, Rich Zver, Susan Schultz, Toni Jordan, Yoshi Nakanishi, Ichiro Fujisue, Masaki Yagi, Takaaki Tomita, Tsune Tsune, Tatsuya Ushiroda, Yusuke Tsuda, Keisuke Kogure, Takao Yoshiba, Osamu Inoue

SOURCES

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ROM dump (MAME).
Machine's picture.